{"product_id":"the-bell-and-the-blade-9798337207421","title":"The Bell and the Blade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove is at the heart of the Resistance in this pulse-pounding World War II thriller from the bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bronze Horseman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e saga.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Nazi-occupied Belgium, an ordinary merchant ship docks at Antwerp. Hidden deep in its hold lies a mysterious cargo--something the Germans must never find. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo stop it from falling into enemy hands, the U.S. Army dispatches a covert unit drawn from the survivors of D-Day, a hardened team of specialists sent to parachute behind enemy lines and secure the shipment before it's too late. The soldiers are prepared for anything . . . except what they find: their only allies on the ground are a partisan cell made up entirely of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrown together in the crucible of war, this unlikely band of brothers--defiant, reckless, brave--must put aside their differences to stop the desperate Nazis from a diabolical plan that could deliver the Germans their ultimate victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading the partisans is Charlie, a steely Belgian fighter who meets her match in Fletcher, a brilliant American lieutenant determined to see the mission through--no matter the cost. Alongside them is the lethal and charismatic Rafael, made defenseless by the dazzling and complicated Louise. With help from a Congolese colonial officer and a ten-year-old Jewish boy--both marked for death--they are all that stands between a world turning to peace and a world reduced to ashes . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Bronze Horseman trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Extraordinary.\" --Teresa Medeiros, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] love story . . . both tender and fierce.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Recalls \u003ci\u003eDr. Zhivago\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented, and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair.\" --\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337207421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.26d","brand":"Paullina Simons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259659022517,"sku":"9798337207421","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5d148a20-acd0-4101-8fd6-9a08e604aec5.jpg?v=1771342691","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bell-and-the-blade-9798337207421","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}